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Lia Shetler is resigned to being a spinster. She's too tall and sturdy to ever be marriageable - so says her overbearing dad. Instead, she's helping her pretty, spoiled sister, Rachel, secure the perfect husband - the Helmuths' grandson, Moses Zimmerman. But the more Lia sees of his gently teasing ways and quiet understanding, the more she wishes that Moses could be hers alone.

Attorney Deborah Knott is North Carolina's answer to V.I. Warshawski, a legal sleuth with a knack for sniffing out the most baffling crimes. Deborah has just done the unthinkable: entered the heated race for judge of old-boy-ruled Colleton County. The only female candidate, she's busy reeling in voters and giving campaign speeches. There couldn't be a worse time for Gayle Whitehead to beg Deborah to investigate the 18-year-old unsolved murder of Gayle's mother, Janie.

On a quiet day, away from the hustle of Richmond, in a small cottage on the Virginia coast, Dr. Kay Scarpetta receives a disturbing phone call from the Chesapeake police. Thirty feet deep in the murky waters of Virginia's Elizabeth River, a scuba diver's body is discovered near the Inactive...

Esteemed professor Michael D. C. Drout brings his expertise in literary studies to the subject of rhetoric. From history-altering political speeches to friendly debates at cocktail parties, rhetoric holds the power to change opinions, spark new thoughts, and ultimately change the world.

We all need inspiration to lead lives that honor God. When our faith is weak or the pressures of the world seem overwhelming, remembering the great men and women of the past can inspire us to renewed strength and purpose. Our spiritual struggles are not new, and the stories of those who have gone before can help lead the way to our own victories.

When an executed murderer's fingerprints turn up at a new crime scene, Kay Scarpetta investigates. Prepare for the kind of riveting suspense this best-selling author delivers so well...

June, 1993. Claire has been dumped in rural Indianola, Texas, to spend her whole vacation taking care of mean, sickly Grammy. There's nothing too remarkable about Indianola: It's run-down, shabby, and sweltering, a pindot on the Gulf Coast. Except there is something remarkable. Memories shimmer and change. Lizards whisper riddles under the pecan trees. People disappear as if they never existed. Yesterday keeps coming unspooled, like a video tape. And worst of all, a red-lightning storm from beyond our world may just wipe the whole town off the map.

On the blood-stained battlefields of a divided nation, Dr. Samuel Knight used his surgical skills to treat wounded Confederate soldiers. In the brutal prison camps of the Union Army, he offered his healing services to fellow captives who’d given up hope. But now, with the war over and the South in ruins, the good doctor faces his hardest challenge yet: to save himself.

In the debut novel of Buffalo Bill Stories we are introduced to the intrepid scout Buffalo Bill Cody, as he moves to liberate Fort Advance from siege by the Sioux, led by their Chief Oak Heart. We also meet Texas Jack Omohundro, young scout and friend of Buffalo Bill as they ride on to adventure!

Cat Latimer and her neighbor, Dante, are throwing a party the weekend before her monthly writers' retreat starts. Dante had asked her to help find out who stole money from the Covington College endowment fund. The party's going strong until a dead body is found in Dante's conservatory after the desserts are served. With a retreat to run, Cat doesn't have time to find a killer, but when it looks like the dead guy was setting Dante up for the fall, the list of suspects explodes and includes Dante, who's now the primary suspect on Uncle Pete's list.

Ambientato nel mitico Far West americano, il film racconta la storia di un anziano cowboy che affronta il passare del tempo, mentre ricorda un momento cruciale della sua vita trascorso con una donna più grande di lui, quando era giovane.

Miscellaneous “Lanie” Stones is the necromancer that Doédenna, god of Death, has been praying for. True, she's always been more interested in books and pastries than in creating abominations and raising armies of the undead. But still—she lives to love and serve Saint Death. And damn it duodecifold, Saint Death needs her! Lanie has many talents—her powers of death magic are growing more complex and stranger every day—but first and foremost is her ability to lay the unrestful dead to their unending slumber.

When the body of "how-to" book writer Terry Holiday is found by Aster Paterson in her flower garden, the townspeople of Haven are shocked. But they're even more surprised when the beloved bookshop owner insists that the spirit of her late husband Peter Paterson led her to the grim discovery. Only Aster seems unsurprised—she's been baking his favorite shortbread cookies every day, hoping to lure his ghost back home . . . Even Maureen is a little skeptical—until Peter's ghost appears in the bookshop window for all to see.

Eden solía pensar que Josh era el único que podía salvarla. Él, con su amable sonrisa, su trato cuidadoso y su corazón sincero, era lo mejor que había en su vida en mucho tiempo, pero no podía ser quien la rescatara. Porque eso era algo que tenía que hacer la propia Eden sola. En el instituto, Josh y ella jamás tuvieron oportunidad de tener una relación sana. Eden cargaba con las consecuencias de un suceso devastador, mientras Josh lidiaba con el alcoholismo de su padre.

Im Einhornland Arkadia gehen die jungen Einhörner zur Schule, um den richtigen Umgang mit ihren magischen Fähigkeiten zu lernen. Wolkes Klasse wurde in den Eispalast eingeladen. Bei einer Schnitzeljagd durch die eisige Landschaft begegnen sie einem echten Yeti. Das zottelige Wesen hat seinen Zauberkristall verloren. Können die Einhornfohlen ihm helfen, seinen Schneezauber zurückzuerlangen? Eine fantasievolle Geschichte rund um Freundschaft, Vertrauen und Zusammenhalt.

Das Herz denkt nicht, es fühlt – und doch versuchen wir, genau das zu vermeiden. Das Fühlen. Marinas Leben, geprägt von Höhen und Tiefen, nimmt seinen Lauf. Das Denken geht ihr noch immer leichter von der Hand als das Fühlen. Verunsichert vom Richtig und Falsch, vom Sein und Werden, sucht sie nach Sicherheit durch Kontrolle und strebt gleichzeitig nach Vertrauen. Mehr und mehr versteht sie sich selbst, beginnt, sich in ihrer Unvollkommenheit zu akzeptieren, und verändert sich, wird zu dem Menschen, der sie immer schon war.

In this thrilling, action-packed fourth installment in the Planetside series from acclaimed science fiction author Michael Mammay, retired Colonel Carl Butler gears up for another military investigation, full of danger, corporate intrigue, and tech people would kill for—perfect for fans of...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved television host comes We’ve Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America’s Soul and Sanity, a new book on how to come home to our core values, fortify our families, and re-embrace self-determination and self-governance. Do you...

Die Upanishaden sind die Quellentexte schlechthin für das Verständnis indischer Spiritualität – in ihrer Bedeutung vergleichbar der Bibel und dem Koran. Diese philosophischen Schriften wurden niedergeschrieben zwischen 700 und 200 v. Chr. Sie befassen sich ausschließlich mit wesentlichen Fragen nach Gott, der Seele, dem Ursprung und der Bestimmung des Menschen. Dies macht sie auch für moderne westliche Leser zu einer überaus lohnenden Lektüre.

Schon lange hat sich die alte Bäckerin ein Kind gewünscht – und als ihr eine Hexe ein magisches Samenkorn verkauft, geht dieser Wunsch endlich in Erfüllung: Denn aus dem Korn wächst eine Blume und aus deren Knospe steigt Däumelinchen … ein niedliches, gerade mal fingergroßes Mädchen, das bald in große Abenteuer verstrickt werden wird.